Access to view the fire marks can be obtained by jumping directly to the page by clicking on links categorised by company name (Catalogue) or by using the Search (Company Search). You may also go to the page number or use “next page” which is at the top right hand side of the screen on each page in the gallery (FireMarks). You can return to the entrance page (Home) from any page on the site.

To enlarge the fire mark image, click once on the fire mark. The enlarged version of the fire mark is to the scale of 50%, but the image viewed on your own monitor depends on the screen resolution.

The insurance companies are in chronological order.

The variant number, as seen in the enlarged view (top left corner), is explained in the following examples:

(i) Insurance Company Number. A number allocated to an Insurance
Company, in date formation order, that issued fire marks.

(ii) Fire Mark Variant. Commencing with the letter “A”, indicates the variant in order of issue (where known). The basis of a variant is the design.

(iii) Sub-Variant. A variation but maintaining the basic design.

(iv) Colour Variant. One or more different colours used for the same variant.

B (Black), Bl (Blue), Br (Brown), D (Damson), DBl (Dark Blue), DGn (Dark Green), DY (Dark Yellow), G (Gold), Gn (Green), LBl (Light Blue), LGn (Light Green), LY (Light Yellow), M (Maroon), O (Orange), OBr (Orange-Brown), Pl (Plum), Pu (Purple), R (Red), RBr (Red-Brown), S (Silver), VDBl (Very Dark Blue), W (White), Y (Yellow).

(v) Material Used. A (Aluminium), B (Brass), C (Copper), CE (Ceramic), CI (Cast Iron), Cl (Cloth), E (Enamelled), I (Iron), L (Lead), TC (Tinned Copper), TI (Tinned Iron), Z (Zinc).